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package attribute

// Expression represents a precompiled expression that can be immediately evaluated.
// It holds no cache and does not listen to any events. If the configuration changes, the CompiledExpression needs
// to be discarded and created again.
type Expression interface {
	// Evaluate evaluates this compiled expression against the attribute bag.
	Evaluate(bag Bag) (interface{}, error)
}
